Monday, October 16, 2023

Belgian officials raise terror alert after 2 people fatally shot in Brussels

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Belgian authorities raised the terror alert to its highest level in the capital late Monday after the fatal shooting of two Swedes in Brussels that Prime Minister Alexander De Croo suggested was linked to "terrorism."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/belgium-swedes-killed-terror-alert-1.6998038?cmp=rss

Pro-Europe, civic rights coalition wins in Poland, but change will be hard

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In a country still divided after Sunday's parliamentary elections, Poland's new coalition will face many obstacles, say observers.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/poland-election-coaliiton-1.6997607?cmp=rss

Daniel Noboa, son of Ecuador's richest person, wins election in campaign marred by assassination

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Daniel Noboa, an inexperienced politician and heir to a fortune built on the banana trade, won Ecuador's presidential runoff election Sunday, which was held amid unprecedented violence that claimed the life of one candidate.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ecuador-election-results-1.6997217?cmp=rss

Sitcom star Suzanne Somers dead at 76

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Suzanne Somers, the actress known for playing Chrissy Snow on the television show Three's Company, as well as her business endeavours, has died at age 76.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/actress-suzanne-somers-dead-1.6997022?cmp=rss

Sunday, October 15, 2023

Poland's opposition declares victory after exit poll shows ruling conservatives losing majority

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Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk declared the beginning of a new era for his country after opposition parties appeared to have won enough votes in Sunday's election to oust the governing nationalist conservative party.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/poland-election-1.6997086?cmp=rss